Senators CHL prospects update

By Courtney Wagner

February 7th, 2005

Andrej Meszaros, D – Vancouver Giants, WHL

Height: 6’1, Weight: 200 lbs., DOB –1985-10-13

Andrej Meszaros, the 23rd overall pickin the2004 draft, is in his rookieseason with the Vancouver Giants of the WHL, after coming from DuklaTrencin inhis native Slovakia. In 44 games last season he had three goals, sixpoints andeight penalty minutes. Meszaros was a member of Team Slovakia at the2004 IIHFWorld Hockey Championships and played for his country again and the2005 WorldJunior Hockey Championships. Known as a leader both on and off the ice,Meszaros is a solid two-way defenseman who reads the play well and has good hockey sense.In 42 games this season he has eight goals, 32 points and a team best+9 rating.He sits in fifth for rookie scoring in the league among defensemen.

2004-05 stats

Team

GP

G

A

al”>PTS

PIM

+/-

Vancouver

42

8

24

32

70

+9

Jeff Glass, G – Kootenay Ice, WHL

Height: 6’2, Weight: 185 lbs., DOB –1985-11-19

Jeff Glass, a third-round pick in 2004,is inhis third season with theKootenay Ice of the WHL. In 57 games last season he had 26 wins, a .911save percentage and five shutouts. Glass was Canada’s top goalie at the 2005 WorldJunior Hockey Championships, backstopping the team to its first goldmedal since 1997. A big, athletic goalie, Glass plays the puck well and has the abilityto stay focused during games where he goes without action for stretches at a time,something he did well at the World Juniors. In 34 games this season hehas 23 wins and he is tops in the WHL with a 1.76 goals against average and a .930save percentage.

2004-05 stats

Team

GP

Min

GA

SO

Avg.

W

L

T

SV%

Kootenay

34

2041

60

4

1.76

23

7

3

.930

Roman Wick, RW – Red Deer Rebels, WHL

Height: 6’1, Weight: 187 lbs., DOB –1985-12-30

Roman Wick, a fifth-round pick inthe 2004 draft, is in his rookie seasonwith the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL, after coming from his nativeSwitzerland where he played for Kloten. In 20 games last season he had one goal, two points and two penalty minutes. He played for Team Switzerland at the 2005World JuniorHockey Championships, theonly player on the team that wasnot playing in Switzerland at the time. Noted for having good size andskill, Wick is a two-way forward with a solid shot. In 48 games this season hehas 24goals, 54 points and a +19 rating. His point total puts him in secondon theRebels behind Vancouver prospect Ty Morris and in first for a rookie intheWHL.

2004-05 stats

Team

GP

G

A

PTS

PIM

+/-

Red Deer

48

24

30

54

21

+19

Will Colbert, D – Ottawa 67’s, OHL

Height: 6’2, Weight: 190 lbs., DOB –1985-02-06

Will Colbert, a seventh-round selectionin the 2003 draft, is in his thirdseason with the Ottawa 67’s of the OHL. In 55 games last season he had19 assists, 22 points and 28 penalty minutes. A physical, stay-at-homedefenseman, Colbert has shown his ability to take the body. In the 2003-04 OHL CoachesPoll he was named the third best defensive defenseman in the EasternConference. Hewas an Eastern Conference All-Star in 2005 and played for Team OHL atthe ADT Canada-Russia Challenge. In 51 games this season he has four goals, 55 penaltyminutes and 24 points, second best for a defenseman on the team behindDerek Joslin.

2004-05 stats

Team

GP

G

A

PTS

PIM

+/-

Ottawa

51

4

20

24

55

+9

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